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Willard Van Dyke
Denver, Colorado, USA
Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Muse…
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Willard Van Dyke (December 5, 1906 – January 23, 1986) was an American filmmaker, photographer, arts administrator, teacher, and former director of the film department at the Museum of Modern Art. Van Dyke went to the University of California, dropping out for a time to avoid taking an ROTC course. Van Dyke died in January 23, 1986 of a heart attack on his way to Cambridge, Mass., where he was named Laureate Artist in Residence at Harvard. He was 79 years old. Van Dyke is survived by his second wife, the former Barbara Millikin, of New York; a daughter, Alison Van Dyke, of Ithaca, N.Y.; three sons, Peter of New York City; Murray of Santa Fe and Neil of Stowe, Vt., and six grandchildren. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willard Van Dyke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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1997
Birth of a Nation
Movie Self
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1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1963
The American Negro
Movie Producer
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1960
Land of White Alice
Movie Director
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1959
Skyscraper
Movie Director
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1956
Mayo florido
Movie Director
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1955
The One with White Shanks
Movie Director
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1954
The Lonely Night
Movie Producer
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1953
American Frontier
Movie Director
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1950
This Charming Couple
Movie Director
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1948
The Photographer
Movie Director of Photography
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1947
Journey Into Medicine
Movie Director
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1947
To Hear Your Banjo Play
Movie Producer
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1944
Steel Town
Movie Director
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1941
Youth Gets a Break
Movie Camera Operator
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1940
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
Movie Director
More credits
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1940
The Children Must Learn
Movie Director
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1940
Tall Tales
Movie Director
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1939
The City
Movie Director
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1938
The River
Movie Director of Photography
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1937
The World Today: The Black Legion - Shadow of Fascism Over America
Movie Director of Photography
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1934
Hands
Movie Director
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Headed for Trouble
Movie Director
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The Bridge
Movie Director
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The Year's Work
Movie Director
